By Sue Saltmarsh
There were several historical moments on June 28 when the long-awaited Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) was finally announced. First there was the “Dewey Wins!” moment on CNN when the ruling was announced as a defeat for the individual mandate—perhaps a symbol of the whole ball of wax turning out not to be what President Obama wanted it to be when he first started on the long road towards health care reform. Continue reading
It is not a gentle, kind hearted world we live in. And while it is still possible to be a gentle, kind hearted, compassionate person, as I believe the majority of single-payer supporters are, it seems clear that we need some “street fighters” if we are ever going to achieve our goal. Continue reading
If he’s not careful, political writer and contributor to Forbes and The Washington Monthly, regular commentator on Fox News, and friend of health insurance whistleblower and single-payer advocate Wendell Potter, might find squads of United Healthcare, Wellpoint, or Aetna thugs waiting for him around a corner. Continue reading
Along with “the worst economy since the Great Depression,” “too big to fail” became the catch phrase of 2009. So Wall Street was bailed out and the auto industry got loans while those of us who are now known as the 99% lost jobs, pensions, savings, and hope. President Obama and Democrats caved to the demands of Republicans and the insurance and pharmaceutical industries in order to get a healthcare “reform” bill passed that includes a few beneficial provisions amongst a sea of complicated, profit-driven, Continue reading